Varian Medical Systems Introduces the ARIA(TM) Oncology Information System for Operating Paperless and Filmless Cancer Clinics17 October 2005
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
(NYSE: VAR) has introduced the ARIA(TM) Oncology Information Management
System, a comprehensive real-time management system and database product for
operating filmless and paperless cancer clinics that offer radiation therapy,
chemotherapy, and/or surgery. This software product integrates rapid image
processing and treatment machine controls for all types of radiotherapy,
including advanced forms of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and stereotactic
radiosurgery (SRS).
ARIA can be utilized to manage comprehensive cancer treatment centers as
well as stand-alone radiation oncology or medical oncology departments in
hospitals and clinics. It incorporates a robust set of medical oncology tools
for managing chemotherapy treatment regimens. And it is the first and only
product of its kind that supports all forms of radiotherapy, including fully-
automated IGRT and dynamic adaptive radiotherapy (DART(TM))-an emerging
approach for more personalized cancer care that involves using daily image
data to adapt a patient's treatment based on constantly-evolving information
about changes in tumor shape, size, and position.
"ARIA is our most comprehensive software solution to date for managing
advanced clinical, administrative, and financial processes in a completely
paperless environment," said Dow Wilson, president of Varian's Oncology
Systems business. "It interconnects all clinical functions and radiotherapy
devices, and provides clinical staff members with up-to-the-minute information
whenever and wherever they need it within the department, so they can make
sound clinical decisions quickly at every point in a patient's course of
treatment."
ARIA FUNCTIONALITY
ARIA features intuitive administrative tools for scheduling, charting,
capturing charges, billing, and reporting. In addition, it incorporates these
new capabilities:
* Offline Review(TM)-pending FDA 510(k) clearance-is a unique tool,
unavailable in competitive systems, that enables clinicians to review
and approve-offline, anywhere, at any time-the images that are
generated by an On-Board Imager device. This tool was designed to
expedite deployment of advanced forms of image-guided radiotherapy by
making it possible for physicians to work with image data anywhere
they have a connection to the department network.
* Chart QA(TM) enables physicists to review a patient's charts, check
the treatment history and monitor the patient's continuing course of
treatment.
* Long-Term Archive(TM) automatically extracts "inactive" patient data
from the database for storage. Stored information and images can be
easily retrieved as needed.
* Report Manager(TM) enables users to modify ready-made report templates
and then embed those personalized reports into other ARIA
applications.
* Data Segmentation(TM) manages information at sites that have more than
one physical department or location. Procedure codes, cost/charge
details and other information can be customized to reflect local
requirements.
* Outlook(R) Sync(TM) allows users to synchronize appointments and
tasks with a Microsoft(R) Outlook calendar and download the
information to a personal digital assistant (PDA) device.
* Trial Administrator manages the overall administrative needs of a
clinical research office for trial activation, clinical monitoring and
closure of research.
"Varian Medical Systems has been honing its information management
solution for more than a decade," says Wilson. "ARIA represents the apex of
those efforts. It incorporates capabilities that are not available in
competing systems, such as streamlined review of 2D and 3D images for rapid
treatment plan adaptation, extensive and flexible HL7 and DICOM connectivity,
an extremely robust medical oncology module, and clinical trial
administration. ARIA is part of our ongoing commitment to making higher
standards of cancer care available to more patients around the world." ARIA is
an open architecture product that supports multi-vendor clinics. It can easily
share information with other Hospital Information Systems (HIS) and Picture
Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), while enabling treatment centers
to comply fully with patient privacy regulations.
ABOUT VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California is the world's
leading manufacturer of integrated cancer therapy systems, which are treating
thousands of patients per day. The company is also a premier supplier of X-
ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems for imaging in medical,
scientific, and industrial applications. Varian Medical Systems employs
approximately 3,500 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North
America and Europe and in its 56 sales and support offices around the world.
Additional information is available on the company's web site at
http://www.varian.com/.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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objectives, expectations, estimates, and other similar matters constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including, but not
limited to, the risks described in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
and other reports filed from time to time by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent the
Company's judgment as of the date of this press release. The Company assumes
no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements because of
new information, future events, or otherwise.
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FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Spencer Sias, (650) 424-5782
spencer.sias@varian.com
Meryl Ginsberg, (650) 424-6444
meryl.ginsberg@varian.com
Source: PR Newswire
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